Friday, March 3, 2017

[2017.03.03] ALAN TAM THINKS YOUNG BENNETT PANG IS TOO HANDSOME

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The original Wynners (back) and the younger generation

What do you think about the resemblance between Carlos Chan and Bennett Pang?
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The Anthony Chan Yau directed film HING DAI BAN (BROTHER
CLASS) yesterday held a Hong Kong Coliseum press conference. The film
will be about the formation and the rise to fame of the band The Wynners.
Aside from the five tigers of the Wynners and Nat Chan Pak Cheung, he
also got six new actors Tan Yu Tian, Eugene Tang (Ka Lok), Ng Hok Him,
Carlos Chan Ka Lok, Lam Yiu Sing and Jonathan Wong Chee Hynn to play their
younger selves. Other actors included Chin Siu Ho, Kara Wai Ying Hung and
Liu Kai Chi.

Having been away from the director's chair for over 20 years, Chan
Yau said that originally he wanted to get a young director to direct.
However he felt that the younger generation of directors lacked that
nostalgia, he finally decided to direct himself. Returning to directing
after so many years, he realized that the equipment is much more
advanced.

Alan introduced the young actors and joked that Chan Ka Lok did
not look like Pang Kin Sun at all. "He wasn't this handsome, this is
outrageous." Kin Jai felt that the cast bore a lot of resemblance. What
advice did they have fro the new actors? Alan felt that the most
important would be teaching them to respect their teachers, ethics and
elders. Was there any subject that was off limits? Alan joked, "Don't
worry, the script definitely has to pass our inspection. Anything that
can't be shown won't be."

Wai Ying Hung played Ah Lek's Mommy. She said that she cut her
hair short for this character. She received a Hong Kong Film Award Best
Actress nomination for her work in HAPPINESS (HUNG WON SI NGOR). Was she
confident about her performance? She stated that the performance
actually was very easy in the film and had no difficulty at all because
she was only imitating her Mama. Later she will go to Osaka and Malaysia
to attend different award shows.